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99% of respondents revealed they do not support the government's probation reforms, while 93% do not believe that the changes will provide value for the money for […]

  The call followed a report by independent think tank Institute for Government which highlighted costly failures of outsourcing and privatisation and found that private companies […]

The Ministry of Justice sets out its plans to radically reform the way in which probation services are delivered in England and Wales with the privatisation of 70% of probation work in 21 new contract areas

Today (Monday 10 February), UNISON, NAPO and GMB are jointly reporting the UK Government to the International Labour Organisation […]

UNISON had called for transfer to be delayed until February while negotiations on terms and conditions continue

The government’s admission that privatisation of the probation service has failed is welcome, but it doesn’t go far enough

EPSU general secretary Jan Willem Goudriaan’s message to UNISON’s local government conference was that we could change Europe for the betterment of the majority of its people

UNISON asked for members' opinions on the draft agreement last month and received many helpful and […]

And Helen Davies of the NEC, said that government’s desire to privatise the police ran the risk of  “transforming our society beyond […]

Ms Nobbs said that, "together with our sister unions and local community groups, we fought successful local campaigns around the PCC elections to make them a […]

Recent union campaigning has forced the government to limit outsourcing of children’s services to non-profit organisations. But as a UNISON […]

UNISON members work as offender managers, hostel workers, victim liaison officers, case administrators, community payback supervisors and a wide range of […]

UNISON members are today (Tuesday) staging a two-hour stoppage in England and Wales between 8am and 10am in the ongoing dispute over pay

 "We know the Bill is a cynical attempt to stop those who have complaints about the coalition government and their policies from being able to voice them in the run up to the 2015 general election […]

Primary Justice provides a real alternative view on how the justice system, and probation in particular, could be operated at a local and accountable level at a time when regionalisation, privatisation and the centralisation of decision-making appear to be the dominant driving forces